BH | Studio Dedham Narrow Arched Bookcase

The arch has framed books for a long time. In Georgian and Victorian houses, shelves were often fitted into the recesses either side of a chimney breast, and the finest of those alcoves were finished with a rounded head, so the books sat inside a shape borrowed from a doorway or a window.

The slimmest of the line, this is a tall, narrow bookcase about six feet high and two feet wide, with an arched frame at the front and back and four open shelves stacked between them. It is made of wood in a Blonde, Jet or Chestnut finish, light in look, and its open back lets it sit close to a wall without blocking it. The shelves hold up to 220 lbs in all, it stands on glides that spare the floor, and assembly is needed.

Narrow enough for the space beside a window or between two doors, it can hold a column of poetry, a small plant and a pair of bookends. In a bathroom it is just as useful for rolled towels, soaps and a candle, and in a bedroom it makes a slim display shelf for jewellery boxes and framed photographs. The wood looks fresh with white paint, a woven basket and a green fern spilling from the top.